If you're a student (or a teacher, for that matter), and you're in need of a high-end PC before heading back to school, college or university, we highly recommend the Mac mini (M2, 2023). Especially when you get $100 off the price over at Apple.
As we said in our review, it's a word-class computer, and as long as you have a keyboard, monitor and mouse already, it's perfect for more high-end student work, including video editing. The down side? Well, it's probably overkill for a lot of student courses that only involve browsing and text documents. And you'll have to find yourself a monitor, keyboard and mouse. However, if your workload justifies the super-powerful M2-chipped Mac mini, for only $499 you could afford to get the other equipment and still be paying less than the equivalent M2-chipped MacBook Pro laptop. Bargain! See our best MacBooks for college guide for more options.
